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Page 1: Short-row shaping class Christmas pattern · Kate Frost BUCKAROO Mudgee Anita Moran RAYMOND TERRACENewcastle Annette Schuiling ALLAMBIE HEIGHTS Northern Blair Smith PORT MACQUARIE

Knitters’ Guild NSW Inc

October 2015Vol. 29 No. 8

Camp Roundup

Christmas pattern

Short-row shaping class

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Knitters’ Guild NSW Inc Newsletter2

Newsletter DeadlinesIssue Text deadlineJanuary (One) 18 December 2015April (Two) 18 March 2016July (Three 17 June 2016October (Four) 16 September 2016

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3October 2015

IndexArticles/NewsCamp Round-upSee what you missed! ................................................6Can you help?Expressions of interest for Standards Convenor .......5Class Is InHave you seen this way of short row shaping .........15Discount voucherSave at Better Homes and Gardens LIVE! ...............7New Guild GroupPittwater is the spot ...................................................5October CompetitionAnswer a simple question to win. .............................9Retail FocusFeltfine ......................................................................8

PatternBalls up for Christmas! .............................................4

Regular ItemsFrom the President ....................................................9

Guild Information .....................................................5

Group Contact Details ...............................................9

Group Reports .........................................................10

New Members ...........................................................3

Retail Members .......................................................16

Who’s on the Cover ..................................................8

Name Suburb GroupAllyson Alker LANE COVE BlacktownJan Fuller KINGS LANGLEY BlacktownHelen Keenan MOUNT RIVERVIEW Blue MountainsRobynne Cole WINMALEE Blue MountainsSusan (Sue) Greening COLYTON Blue MountainsCheryl Landon–Jones CASTLE HILL Castle HillHeather Morgan EPPING EppingKim Loc EPPING EppingErica Higgins DENISTONE EAST EppingLorelei Wainiqolo TARAGO GoulburnMichelle Watters CARINGBAH Inner CityHelen Stackhouse ROSEVILLE Inner CityAlayne Alvis ERSKINEVILLE Inner CityAnn Jackson SURRY HILLS Inner CityLynda Watts DARLINGTON Inner CityUrsula Eisenbeis DULWICH HILL Inner CityGaille Smith NORTH NARRABEEN Inner CityJenny Moore ALBION PARK RAIL KiamaSuzanne Steward ST IVES Ku–ring–gaiRobyn Rycroft ASQUITH Ku–ring–gaiBeverley Littlefair CAMPBELLTOWN MacarthurWendy Hughes CAMDEN MacarthurFae Pannell BARGO MacarthurDorothy Goldsmith CAMDEN Macarthur

Name Suburb GroupJoan Jones ELDERSLIE MacarthurMary Smith MUDGEE MudgeeKate Frost BUCKAROO MudgeeAnita Moran RAYMOND TERRACE NewcastleAnnette Schuiling ALLAMBIE HEIGHTS NorthernBlair Smith PORT MACQUARIE NorthernSophie Panbtos QUEANBEYAN QueanbeyanGeorgette Toverell BRADDON QueanbeyanSandra Heffernan BRADDON QueanbeyanTheresa Bruce QUEANBEYAN QueanbeyanPatricia Thornhill AINSLIE QueanbeyanKatja Muller MAIANBAR SouthernRhonda Baldwin KOGARAH SouthernMarilyn Medcalf RIVERWOOD Southern Barbara Whitehouse SUTTON FOREST Sth. HighlandsDebra Murtagh BARGO Sth. HighlandsRebecca Keighley BARGO Sth. HighlandsMichele Corkhill KILLARNEY VALE The EntranceBecky Wright RYDE West RydeJessica McGlynn DUNDAS VALLEY West RydePatrizia Santi LANE COVE NORTH West RydeJudy Krzeszkowski LIBERTY GROVE West RydeAnne Bishop CHERRYBROOK West RydeRenata Santi TELOPEA West Ryde

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Knitters’ Guild NSW Inc Newsletter4

Pattern

Although there are plenty of patterns for Christmas ornaments around, I wanted to write this one down, as it felt very straight forward and easily adaptable. You will be knitting a basic sphere shape, which can be customised with a variety of motifs and can be knitted in a variety of yarns.You will need:• 4 ply / fingering weight / sock yarn in small quantities. I only weighed the multi–colour fair isle balls and they use about 8 gr each, so a simple, solid colour should be less. So this is obvi­ously a great project to use up left overs.• 7 cm polystyrene ball. You could also use polyester toy stuffing to fill the ball, which will make the knitting a lot easier, but you will probably not be able to create a perfectly rounded sphere that way. You could also use an existing Christmas bauble as the centre form, just be aware that these can break occasionally.• 2.5 mm circular knitting needles (or the size you need to get gauge), plus double pointed needles in the same size. You could of course knit this completely on DPN’s, but I have not tried this, so I could not say if this will work well once the ball is inside…• tapestry needle

GaugeIf you are somewhere close to getting 32 sts / 42 rows per 10 cms (4 inches), you should be fine. The fabric needs to stretch to take the shape of the ball anyway and with the relatively small amount of knitting needed, a testball will take no longer than a gauge swatch.

Basic Ball ShapeThe instructions are divided into 3 parts: the Increase Part, the Plain part and the Decrease part as follows:

IncreaseCO 8 sts, distribute evenly onto your needles and close to a round.Round 1: knit into the front and back of every stitch (16 sts)Round 2 (and all following even rounds): knit all stsRound 3: K1, *M1, K2, repeat from * to last stitch, M1, K1 (24 sts)

Balls up !

Round 5: K1, *M1, K3, repeat from * to last 2 sts, M1, K2 (32 sts)Round 7: K1, *M1, K4, repeat from * to last 3 sts, M1, K3 (40 sts)Round 9: K1, *M1, K5, repeat from * to last 4 sts, M1, K4 (48 sts)Round 11: K1, *M1, K6, repeat from * to last 5 sts, M1, K5 (56 sts)Round 13: K1, *M1, K7, repeat from * to last 6 sts, M1, K6 (64 sts)

PlainRounds 14 – 26: knit 13 rounds plain

DecreaseRound 27: knit 1 round plain. The reason this round is not part of the plain section is because it will be distorted by the next round. This is important only for the patterned balls later.Round 28: K6, K2tog, repeat to end (56 sts)Round 29 ( and all following uneven rounds): knit all stsRound 30: K5, K2tog, repeat to end (48 sts)Round 32: K4, K2tog, repeat to end (40 sts)Round 34: K3, K2tog, repeat to end (32 sts)At this point you will need to stuff the polystyrene ball inside, as it will not fit into the knitting later. If you are using the toy stuffing, this will obviously still fit through a much smaller opening, but it won’t hurt to put a good portion of the stuffing in now as well.If you are using a solid form, the following rounds will have to be done with the form inside, which is not very comfortable, but do–able. I find that it helps to pull the

knitting upwards quite a bit, and work the first 2 or 3 stitches on the needle really very tightly. The further up the ball you go, the easier it gets.Round 36: K2, K2tog, repeat to end (24 sts)Round 38: K1, K2tog, repeat to end (16 sts)Round 40: K2tog all around (8 sts)Now, if you are using a glass ornament inside, or if you want to create a ball that will just lie somewhere, being all decorative, then you will want to end after the plain row 41, pull the thread through the live stitches twice and pull together to close the hole. At the bottom, thread the tail end of the yarn into your needle, pull through the 8 cast on stitches and close

the hole the same as on the top. Voila – one ball.However, if you are using polystyrene, and you want to hang them somewhere, you may want to make a little loop at the top, as I did on mine (see pictures).

Round 42: K2tog all around (4 sts)Put these 4 sts onto one DPN and work an i–cord over 10 rows. Pull the thread through these 4 sts, pull close, and use the thread to sew the end of the i–cord to the base, taking care to fasten it securely, and trying to create a pleasant shape.Voila – one ball with a small hanger loop.

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5October 2015

Our Executive Committee Meetings take place at Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney from 10.30am on the fourth Saturday of each month except December. These meetings are open for any member to attend.

Executive CommitteePresident: Sally Ogilvie (The Entrance): 0404 165 619 [email protected] Vice–Presidents: Helen Giesaitis (Inner City)Jenny Howatson (Epping)Secretary: Clare Hacker (Blue Mtns)0417 481 225 [email protected] Merrin Marks (Blacktown): 0411 612 670 [email protected] Sharon Holstein (Blue Mountains)Helen Horan (Blue Mountains)Cynthia Mulholland (Maitland)Mary–Helen Ward (Inner City)

Sub –CommitteesGuild CollectionJenny Howatson: 0404 630 690 [email protected] ManagementMary–Helen Ward: (02) 9564 [email protected] Powell: [email protected] Powell: [email protected]@kgnsw.org.auWebsiteKate Semler [email protected] Horan: 0419 604 814 [email protected] OfficerSandra West: 0402 145 025Guild Headquarters(02) 9868 6799PO Box 460, EPPING NSW 2121secretary@knittersguildnsw.org.auwww.knittersguildnsw.org.auravelry.com/groups/knitters–guild–nsw–inchttps://twitter.com/KnitGuildNSWwww.facebook.com/kgnsw

Patterned BallsStripesJust work stripes in however you like. two colour, multi colour – anything goes.FairisleThe plain band in the centre is 13 rows high and 64 sts wide, so any pattern with a repeat of 4, 8, 16 or 32 sts will work. See charts and pictures for examples. Again, you can use as many or as few colours as you like. One final word of advice: It is very tempting to think because they are closed ornaments, you will not need to sew in the yarn ends. But the look of the patterns will improve a lot if you sew the yarn end in just before you stuff the ball, because this will give you a chance to even out loose stitches and slightly disguise the jog in the pattern. Feel free to ignore that bit, but don’t say I didn’t warn you…If you are knitting a bit looser or your yarn is a bit thinner, you may find the white of the polystyrene can show through, especially at the top. The easiest way to avoid this is to simply paint the ball first. The colour does not need to be a perfect match, just vaguely in the right part of the colour wheel.Enjoy, and be warned: these can be very addictive !

New Group in PittwaterWe’re thrilled to announce we’ll have a new group in Pittwater on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Meetings will be held at Pittwater RSL, Mona Vale Road, Mona Vale on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, from 1.00–4.00pm, starting on 6th October. Tea, coffee, cake etc is available in the RSL café. The program for the rest of the year and early next year is below, we would love to see visitors from other groups.Future plan include: Kay Arrowsmith – Christmas wreath, knitted and crocheted decorations and Christmas Lunch at Pittwater RSL (Dec).In 2016: Clare Hacker – Shadow Knitting (January); Jo Hunt – How to get the best out of the internet (February); Sue Wise – Knitting on the edge and Kitchener Stitch (March).

For further information, contact Maureen North: 9913 1415 or [email protected] North (convenor in waiting)

About the designerThis pattern was printed by kind permission of the designer, General Hogbuffer. The General’s other designs (all socks, all free, small sample right and below) can be found on Ravelry: www.ravelry.com/designers/general–hogbuffer.

Guild Information

Expression of Interest - Convenor Education and Judging (formerly Standards)An Expression of Interest outlining the duties and responsibilities for this position will be circulated to all Groups via the October Convenors’ Letter or can be otained from the Guild Secretary.Closing date Saturday 21 November 2015. Applications will be assessed at the Executive Committee meeting 28 November 2015.

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Knitters’ Guild NSW Inc Newsletter6

Camp 2015Another great Camp!

Ann Budd Teaching

Knitters and crocheters from all over the State came together for a weekend of knitting, crochet,

learning and event some retail therapy. The Camp was full to capacity and offered a great opportunity to catch up with old friends and to also start new friendships.The weekend kicked off with a great welcome to Ann Budd, who was the much–anticipated guest of honour at the Camp and a quick bout of “techniques turntable”.Saturday saw the first of the classes kick off with people learning about contiguous knitting, fixing mistakes and fantastic fairisle – and that was before lunch! After lunch, there was more fixing mistakes, lace in the round and crochet beyond the basics.Throughout the day, there were various lucky door prizes that were kindly donated by the Guild’s retail members.

That evening saw the judging and awarding of the mystery scarves. The imagination, creativity and skills used were astonishing. Media included electrical wire, telephone lines, toilet paper, rope and of course some beautiful yarn.

Ann Budd was tasked with choosing the winner and her job was certainly a difficult one. In the end the prize was awarded to Emma Rothapfel who created a double–knitted black and white image of her pet cat.

Of course, the evening was not over yet, there was the Show and Tell which just proved to be amazing. The talent and skills of our members never ceases to amaze me. There were lovely stories to go with the items and some truly amazing works. It certainly makes me determined to improve my skills.Another lot of lucky door prizes were handed out with Ann Budd winning a pattern and yarn from Australian Country Spinners’ new yarn …. Superfine Merino – a lovely memento from Australia.Sunday saw everyone up early and ready for more tutorials ranging from adapting patterns to knitting great socks and learning about digital tools.

Show and Tell Winner: Emma Rothapfel (left)Emma is from the Maitland Group and her “Smokey Scarf” was based on a photograph of her cat Smokey, who passed away last year. “It was quite a process to design the chart from scratch and I had to teach myself Double Knitting to be able to make it. I have been knitting it since April this year and I am very happy to have finally finished it. I am very happy with the end result.”

Digital TechnologiesLecture NotesJoyce Fisher has kindly made her Digital Technologies notes from Camp available. www.knittersguildnsw.org.au/images/DigitalToolsWorkshop2.pdf

All too soon, it was time to leave. There were a great many hugs, lots of promises to stay in touch and even the odd commitment here and there to attend each other’s group meetings.

Whilst the Camp is a great opportunity to learn new skills and participate in tutorials, for me, it is about being surrounded with amazing creativity, inspiration and like–minded people for a whole weekend. It’s a time when I don’t have to think about domestic duties, I can enjoy the company of others who also live to knit or crochet!I can’t wait until the Camp in 2017!

Cynthia Mulholland, 2015 Camp Convenor

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7October 2015

Camp – It’s not just knitting!Try your hand at spinning, needlework, retail therapy or massage therapy...

Guild member, Barbara Roberts, travelled a startling 1665km round trip to attend this year’s Camp, and provides her perspective of being a rural member of the Guild. What a treat it was for me to attend the Knitters’ Guild Camp! Camp is something I look forward to greatly but I missed the last two due to one problem or another.This year the Blacktown Group gave me $100 in the way of sponsorship to help attend the camp. It was wonderful gesture of sharing and helping a country member to go the distance.The Guild experience is very different for those of us a long way from Sydney. It was a 1665 km round trip for me. My group – Clarence Valley – is the farthest group from the venue. Fortunately the Camp gives us a chance to be with the rest of the “flock” for a while.

The distance from Sydney is not necessarily the main problem for country members. Even for me to attend a monthly meeting of my group it is a 200 kilometre round trip. I am NOT the furthest member from our group meeting place. I am not able to get to every meeting and others in the group attend less frequently because of the vast distances.To attend events in Sydney and areas away from home, those of us on properties have to arrange for others to

feed stock, check gates, perhaps irrigate as well as find boarding kennels, house sitters etc.

Of course there is the question of how to get there...plane, train, automobile? Where to spend the night along the way if we drive? Where to eat? Are there knitting shops en route? We want the most out of our trip!

So you can appreciate that we usually need a lot more lead time than our city and closer counterparts do.

So whilst the Guild experience is very different for country members compared to the more cosmopolitan ones – we love our Guild and the friends we make through the Guild. It is our hope that some of the city members would take advantage of our “country hospitality” and visit with us from time to time. Members often holiday in our area and we really would love to see you at one of our meetings.

I look forward to the next Guild Camp and hope I am once again able to attend.Again I wish to offer a heartfelt thank you to all the members of the Blacktown Group. Their generosity and friendship made a GIANT contribution to my camp experience. Blacktown’s gift really made me feel a part of a larger organisation and made my whole group feel included in the friendship of the Guild.

Barbara Roberts, Clarence Valley

It’s a Long Way to the Camp...but worth it!

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Knitters’ Guild NSW Inc Newsletter8

October CompetitionFeltfine have generously donated a $50.00 voucher for our October competition, see page 9 for details.

FeltfineWe specialise in hand–painted BLF, merino and silk yarns and are happy to visit Guild meetings. 10% discount to members.1368 Paterson Road Duns Creek, 23210427 385 [email protected]

FeltFine Retail Focus

Feltfine is in the Hunter Valley and supplies the knitter, felter and spinner. They also sell soap, card fleeces, dyes and used equipment. Feltfine began over 5 years ago when alpaca farmer, Gary, wondered what he could do with a container of alpaca fleeces. His business partner, Kristin, remembered seeing a lot of felted items using what she believed was Camelid (camel) fibres, in Nepal. They soon realised it was much easier to felt alpaca (or any other–non fleece fibres) if they were mixed with sheep wool.This led to the search for beautiful coloured Australian merino and a myriad of embellishments that could be added into scarfs, hats and various items.Early in 2007 they opened a tiny shop in Hamilton, NSW. “It was fun, but we were ahead of our time and a step or two before the ‘craft renaissance’ in our area, said Gary. “Most people stopped to go to the pub across the road or to celebrate after the races. After we had been open about 3 years our online shop seemed to be taking off and we were asked to go to more and more trade days at the weekends so the shop was not a viable option anymore.”“One of our signature felted lines are our cloche hats (pictured) which are a great hit in the colder climes…..Phryne Fisher has certainly helped us there, as most people recognise the style of our hats immediately.”

“We enjoy creating these from scratch….laying out wool, blocking and shaping the hat form and then decorating when dry. To date we have sold about 300 cloche style hats and we pride ourselves on the fact that no two are the same. A photographic record is kept, so that when embellishing, ideas are fresh and original!

Gary’s background is engineering/construction – before keeping a herd of alpacas. He excels in the construction of the 3D form so that the hats are always strong in shape and well planned. Kristin comes from an art teaching background and has a love of colour and surface decoration. She likes nothing better than concocting a new colour scheme for the dyed yarns they produce.“From our early tentative beginning we have branched out into stocking and producing more and more items for spinners,weavers and knitters as well as

felt makers. Much time is spent dying yarns produced from a wide variety of fibres…..silk, hemp, bamboo, yak, cotton, mohair and wool, to name just a few,” Kristen said.“Gary has become increasingly in demand as the go–to person for washing, picking and carding our farmers fleece. This is a time consuming activity that is so rewarding when you see the end result…a beautiful, soft product to turn into anything you desire by either spinning or felting.“We have recently acquired a large dry needle–felting machine which allows us to make metre wide pre–felt batts that speed up the felting process and also lets the artist make a large area of “cloth” to craft a major project. Scrappy batts are a very popular item as they are a rich textural length of carded wool that can be added to in anyway you like and can be used for spinning and felt making.“We have recently begun bringing eco silk yarns to our customers. These are from the four silk categories: Eri, Muga, Tussar and Mulberry silk and are both machine spun and hand spun. These allow weavers a wide choice in colour and texture. Whenever Gary finds a new yarn, he can’t resist stocking it on our website.”

Cover

Our cover is members from Castle Hill on their trip to Katoomba in July. Apologies to those I had to cut out to get the photo to fit the cover. Ed.From left to right: Libby Nield, Anne Dempsey, Kristine Lisle, Jennifer Sek, Deb Schoemaker (in red sitting left of the tree), Janette Mana, Gaye Finlay (standing to the right of the tree), Carolyn Graham and Ansje Maas.

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9October 2015

WinOctober Competition$50.00 voucher from Feltfine; $50.00 voucher from Bendigo Woollen Mills and a $10.00 voucher from Cocoknits.

To enterAnswer the question: What is the name of the Guild’s newest group? Write your answer on the back of an envelope (with your name, address and email address) and post to:Anne PowellPO Box 235 BLACKHEATH NSW 2785Entries must be received by 18/12/2015.

July CompetitionCongratulations to our July winner, Lois McKenzie. Lois wins Hedgehog 100g skein of sock yarn and 50g skein of kidsilk lace; $25.00 voucher from Skein Yarn; two tickets to BHG LIVE.

Blacktown10:00am – 1:00pm, 2nd Sat. each month.Dining Room, Blacktown Showground Precinct, Richmond Road, Blacktown.Merrin Marks 0411 612 670Blue Mountains1.30pm, 3rd Sat. each month. Blaxland Community Centre, 33 Hope Street, Blaxland.Mavis Billinge 0419 017 112Castle Hill10.00 am, every Tuesday. Castle Hill Community Church, Education Room, 47 Britannia Road, Castle Hill.Janette Mana 0426 427 095Clarence Valley9.30am – 12.30pm, 1st Thurs. each month.58 Richmond Road, Lawrence. Meredith Corrigan 0407 427 676Epping9.30am, 1st Monday each month and 10.00am, all other Mondays. Epping Creative Centre, Stanley Road, Epping.Maria Luisa Stanley (02) 9869 8776Epping Crochet12.30pm, 2nd Monday each month. Epping Creative Centre, Stanley Rd, Epping. Eleanor Goldfinch (02) 9639 9706Goulburn10.30am, 3rd Sat. each month. Wesley Centre, Goldsmith Street, Goulburn.Stephanie Vineberg (02) 6925 1797Inner City11.00am, 2nd Sat. each month. Redfern Town Hall, 73 Pitt St, Redfern. Liz Evatt 0403 818 812 and Karen Ramrakha 0414 516 382

Katoomba1.30 – 4.00pm, 1st Sat. each month. Nth Katoomba Public School, Barton St, Nth Katoomba. Anne Powell 0400 461 581Kiama1.00 – 4.00pm, 3rd Sat. each month.Kiama Uniting Church, Cnr Manning & Bong Bong Sts Kiama. Anne Phillips 0403 874 048Ku–ring–gai9.30am, 4th Mon. each month.The Hall, Turramurra Uniting Church, Turramurra Ave, Turramurra. Margo Morris, (02) 9499 2472Macarthur9.30am, 2nd Mon. and 4th Sat. each month. CWA Rooms, Cawdor Road, Camden. Janice Ferret 0408 671 241Maitland10.00am, 3rd Fri. each month.East’s Leisure and Golf Club, Tenambit Street, East Maitland. Barbara Andrews (02) 4982 6434Mudgee1.30pm, 3rd Sat. each month. CWA Rooms, Market Street, Mudgee. Barbara Gow 0439 452 621New England10.30 am, Last Wednesday each month. Kootingal Hall, Denman Ave, Kootingal.Joy Butler (02) 6762 6712Newcastle9.30am, 2nd Wed. each month & 7.00 – 9.00pm 4th Thurs. each month. Hamilton North Bowling Club, Boreas Road, Hamilton North. Krista Thompson (02) 4982 8519

Group DetailsNorthern10.15am, 3rd Sat. each month. Nelson Heather Centre,Jackson Road, Warriewood. Elaine Dewey (02) 9913 3254

Queanbeyan2.00pm, 2nd Sat. each month. Karabar Community Centre, 183 Old Cooma Rd, Karabar. Teresa Morey (02) 0414 515 548Southern10.00am, 1st Sat. each month. The Old Storehouse,Gray Street, Kogarah. Sue Sharpe 0407 076 512 and Louise Zaluzny 0408 388 284Southern Highlands10.30am, 2nd Sat. each month. Uniting Church Hall, Albert Street, Mittagong.Robynn Ross (02) 4684 3236The Entrance11.00am, 1st Sat. each month. Senior Citizens Centre,Thompson St, Long Jetty. Caroline Baker 0415 909 983Turramurra Crochet10.00am, 1st Wed. each month.Turramurra Uniting Church,Turramurra Avenue, Turramurra. Dianne Cowburn (02) 9489 5382West Ryde7.00 – 9.00pm, 3rd Thursday each month. Ryde Eastwood Leagues Club, West Ryde. Jean Smith 0418 485 684

It’s certainly been an exciting and busy time for the Guild since our last magazine. We had a Yarn Tasting session, with Australian Country Spinners, which was very popular and the first of many such events we hope. We had workshops in Sydney, Newcastle and Penrith with the delightful and highly–talented Ann Budd. Even extremely experienced knitters have told me how much they learnt from these sessions. Of course we had our Camp weekend, again with Ann Budd as our Special Guest. Camp was busy, noisy and action–packed with 120 members, workshops, a Retail Members’ Marketplace, masseuses and for the first time, a Regular Members’ Marketplace, where all those talented Guild members who dye yarn, make stitch–markers etc could sell their wares. That was a big hit and will certainly be repeated. I really hope you all appreciate how much time this all takes, often from members

From the Presidentwith full–time jobs and families. To all of you who made such a contribution to these events, a very big Thank You from all of us. I hope you’ll understand however that I must pick two people out for a special mention – Cynthia Mullholland (Maitland), whose enthusiasm, energy and downright hard work make Camp the success it was, and Helen Horan (Blue Mountains), who organised the Ann Budd workshops and made sure it all happened, with Ann in the right place at the right time. They both deserve huge thanks ….. and a long rest. We have lots planned for the next few months so keep an eye out for the monthly Convenors’ Letter and our monthly e–newsletter, KG Bytes, where we’ll let you know of more workshops we’ve organised, more yarn tasting and our plans to celebrate the Guild’s 30th Anniversary in 2016. In the meantime, keep knitting and crocheting!Sally Ogilvie, President

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Group ReportsBlacktownGroup members have been busy completing an array of items including rugs, cardigans, shawls to name a few. The highlight though is an item not actually knitted by our members. For some time now, knitting classes organised by Dot Pickard, have been held at Shelley Public School for students in Yr 3 to Yr 6. The result of their square making is a blanket, put together by Dot. The students were very excited to see the results of their work made into something which is so useful and looks great. Other activities have been an all–day sock workshop with Lynne Byass, assisted by Dianne Schnebli (both from Blue Mountains Group), which was very popular and involved almost the entire Group, with many sock making hints and tips to make the process much less “intimidating”. In September, Sara Aylett presented on how to get the best out of Ravelry. Several members had a great time on Guild Camp and many are now organising bookings for the 2016 Guild Cruise.Merrin Marks

Blue MountainsIn June we had a visit from The Wool Inn. Anita and Frank were very helpful and we all came home with more yarn in our bags. Jill Francis and Brenda Horne generously donated their time and expertise to talk to us about shows and judging of knitted and crocheted goods. They answered all our questions very patiently. A few of us decided to do the Achievement Course after hearing their talk. In July Susanne’s House of Wool was our retail therapy. Such gorgeous sock yarn lollipops and beautiful multi coloured yarns. Many of our members had made beanies for the raffle to aid the Brain Tumor charity, Aaron’s Wish. Anita from The Wool Inn kindly donated the cost of postage to send them to the charity. The final total was over 500 beanies from many groups. Ruth gave a crochet workshop teaching us how to make a cushion cover from the ATTIC24 blog, the Blooming Flower Cushion. It was quite addictive. Ruth is showing us that crochet has come a long way from the boxy patterns of the 1970s.

August saw us a visit from Helen and Wendy of Waratah Fibres. Many were tempted by her sparkle yarn and her yummy sets of sock yarns. These are guaranteed to make a matching pair and they do. Lovely fibres and yarns and the cutest knitting needles.

We sadly heard of the passing of one of our long time members, Vernetta Laird. Vernetta was a wonderful knitter with a dry sense of humour and fabulous wit. She was a joy to be around. She will be missed by us all. Ruth Buchanan gave a crochet workshop on V–stitch. So simple but effective. Ruth showed us gorgeous blankets that she had made. I think a few more of us will be taking up the crochet hook now.Diane Schnebli

Castle HillSince it is winter, our members have been spending most of their time knitting all sorts of wonderful projects. Each week we have been treated to all kinds of Show and Tell, and there were even some old UFO’s that were dug out and finished.Since some members have been using up their stash, it was time for new and exciting wool to fill the void. What better way to do that then to visit a new wool shop. For our Christmas in July this year, our group decided to try something a little different. We took a train trip up to Katoomba in the Blue Mountains for the day to enjoy the scenery, and to check out The Granny Square. We all agreed that the shop was well worth the journey, and we are proud to announce that after this trip, most of our stash levels are up again. Knitting, a new wool shop, lunch, tea, and fantastic friends – what a perfect way to spend the day.Jay Farrugia

Clarence ValleyOver the past few months we have been very busy with Felting and Fair Isle. Evol had three wonderful multi–coloured felted hats and a felted bag with scalloped flap. Meredith started with some boat sized slippers which took on the right size after a severe hot wash in Evol’s washing machine. Meredith then wore them for a while still damp to size them to her feet. Lots of laughter at the size of the pre felted hats and slippers.Fair Isle was good; lots of reference books to choose a pattern from. Some designed their own pattern. Great exercise for me personally as I hadn’t made a particular item before. I’m progressing with my Tam O Shanter and enjoying it.Evol has been busy and Show and Tell was interesting – a triangular lace shawl in Noro and a modular knit wrap in variegated thread. We have found that by meeting once a month we lose some continuity so we now

meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month. It also proves to be more convenient for some of us who work. Our next project will be tea cosies – that will be interesting.Jenny Moar, Publicity

EntranceFive of our members attended the Camp and, at the Show and Tell, saw the most outstanding knitting we’ve ever seen. Wow! Thank you Cynthia, and all her helpers, for all the work you put in for the camp to happen. A few weeks before that, we decided to make Yarn Tasting our excursion for the year, and we thoroughly enjoyed being introduced to the new Superfine Merino produced by Cleckheaton, and our take home gift which we’ve all enthusiastically knitted up. Our charity rug, for the Victims of Violence on the Central Coast, is nearing completion after several sessions on tension, provisional cast on, variations of slip stitch patterns, shadow style knitting and surface interest ties and bows. Thank you, Sue! We are would like to pass on our skills to the children who wish to learn in our community and we are endeavouring to put plans in place to perhaps teach children in sessions during the school holidays and/or at school, during school time.Caroline Baker

EppingIn July, Sue Walker from Rainbow Wools visited us with lots of yarns that we could purchase. The problem was that she has so many scrumptious colours and textures in her yarns that it was hard not to want to spend way more than we could afford. Since her visit, I have noticed several people putting her yarns to good use.Two weeks later, Jenny Howatson gave a wonderful education class on how to block lace knitting and she shared some of her very intricate lace scarves and shawls that illustrated how blocking shows off the stitches in all their glory. Stasia was inspired to go home and block her very first lace scarf, something for herself after making lots of things for the grandchildren.Our August speaker was from Life House, the Chris O’Brien Centre at RPA Hospital. She talked about the work that volunteers do at the Life House, especially how her knitting and crochet projects are the starting points of conversations with new patients who eagerly check her progress as they return for treatments over weeks or months. Knowing about the blankets that

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are made and given to patients, we had all worked on knitting 10cm (yes, 10cm, not 10 inch) squares to give her to take back and join into blankets. They are always looking for more volunteers and especially anyone who can crochet or sew up the blankets for the patients. Our education class in August was arm and finger knitting, led by Maureen North. They say learning new skills keeps the brain active and wards off dementia. Learning arm and finger knitting certainly got the brain cells working and was lots of fun.At meeting on 7th September, we were treated to a most informative and interesting talk on many aspects of silk by Clare Brachs. Accompanied by a beautiful display of her finished work and with many samples to be seen and felt, Clare explained various products such as cocoons, rods, silk hankies, silk caps, and silk strippings and their different qualities, treatment and uses. After demonstrations and even hands–on experimenting with elementary spinning, manipulation, and silk paper making Clare’s enthusiasm I am sure will inspire many of us to investigate further.

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Epping CrochetIn July we worked on an Irish shamrock pattern which required a lot of concentration. The August class on hairpin lace looked very daunting. For those of us who did some hairpin lace two years ago, it took a few moments to work out which way we had to go around the hairpin again and then it all came back and we had fun making strips of hairpin lace to join together at a later date. For those who had never done any hairpin, it seemed like it would be very difficult but they worked it out and we had a very relaxed class from there. In September, Wendy brought along some coat hangers that she had covered using an around–the–post stitch. They were very well done. Our class introduced four new stitches. This meant it was a fairly quiet class as we concentrated to follow unfamiliar patterns.Anne Moore

GoulburnAnne Sinclair took us through the Magic Square Vest tutorial Parts 1 and 2 in July and August. Thank you for all your work on this one, Anne. It was most enjoyable.At our September meeting, Fiona Oliver showed us how to make a Magic Ball. We now have no excuse to not get rid of all those tiny bits of yarn. Thank you, Fiona.Our group is, at present, active in supplying

beanies for the Maternity Ward at our local hospital and supplying squares for Wrap with Love.It has been a very cold, long winter in Goulburn and our numbers have been down due to illness. But the Show and Tell section of our meetings is alive and well. The theme seems to be mainly baby wear, at present, with shawls, socks, beanies, and jumpers a close second. We have a little addition to our meetings now. His name is Elijah and by the amount of work that his mother produces, it would not surprise anyone if he is knitting and crocheting by the time he is two. Susan McDonnell, Publicity

Inner City The July meeting saw the group’s annual signature destash event. It was a great success, for some, as a stash–busting and, for others, as a yarn acquisition exercise. This event is open to non–group members so if you are interested in getting involved, keep an eye out in the KG Bytes for next year’s event.In August, a lucky few of the Inner City group members were able to attend Guild Camp 2015 at Stanwell Tops and would like to extend their thanks to the organisers. Congratulations on a great event!At the September meeting, group members shared their experience from the Guild Camp and favourite moments. There was also an extended version of our Show & Tell segment allowing group members to showcase their latest projects and souvenir/holiday yarn acquisitions!Stefanie Vogt

KatoombaAt the August meeting Ronah taught us the basics of crochet. Armed with this new skill Domarrived at the next meeting with a lacy test piece. Dom has been downsizing her stash, which means that some of us are increasing ours.Ann had been showing us a lighter weight cardigan she had been knitting, as it progressed. At the last meeting she announced that she had not been happy with the completed item, and had ripped it all back! Terese Ramage, Secretary

KiamaDuring June and July some members knitted much needed fingerless mittens for residents at Mayflower Nursing home in Gerringong. These were kindly delivered to the nursing home by one of our members.

Our group was also involved with teaching children between the ages of 8 & 12 years old to knit at Kiama Library during the July school holidays. This is a very successful event held each year.Another event, hosted by Kiama Library, was the Wrap with Love knitting day, this event was open to the public. Our August workshop was the Hungarian reversible square, taught by one of our members.Three of our members were lucky enough to get a place in the Guild’s knitting camp held at the end of August. Ann Budd’s workshop was a highlight along with the other workshops held. We thoroughly enjoyed the camp. Mingling with other knitters is always good. There are some exceptional knitters in the guild, some have only been knitting for a short time.Our next charity knitting will be for Aussie Knockers, knitting cotton prosthesis knockers for cancer patients who have had a mastectomy.Anne Phillips

Ku–ring–gaiI was unable to attend the June meeting, however, our July meeting found us trying out the Tulip Buttonhole method. A very neat buttonhole but fiddley.Show and Tell was very interesting with many items. A child’s knitted dress, socks, beautiful 3 dimensional crocheted rug, jumpers knitted from the top down, baby’s jacket, scarf made from hand spun wool in 5 colours, lace wrap and a collar knitted in the Korean method which is similar to French knitting.In August Margo guided us through the steps of German short row shaping. Wendy showed us a scarf she had knitted using a short row technique. During Show and Tell we saw a rug knitted by Val while on a recent holiday, two clever woven brooches from Gael, and a beautiful jumper Smila had knitted from wool she had spun.Bev had been unwell yet had produced a number of items including a baby jacket and a hot water bottle cover with a flap into which the hot water bottle is inserted and closed with giant press studs.Thanks to Margo’s organisation our bus trip to the Southern Highlands was enjoyed by all. It was sad to see so many craft shops had closed in the area.Di Stephens

MacarthurWe have gained some new members in the last few months and although most are experienced knitters the comments always go around after a lesson that we thought

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we knew lots about knitting but of course there is always something new to learn or a different technique to finish off a piece of knitting in a different way.Our lesson for July was on reading from graphs and this was a useful forerunner to the August lesson on shadow knitting as shadow knitting is knitted from graphs. Marjorie showed us her piece that she completed with a green heart in the centre and our newest member, Alex, brought along a graph of a kangaroo that she was going to try to apply to shadow knitting.I must thank Joan who has been diligently running our lessons in Raelene’s absence.Three members including myself attended the sock workshop at Penrith with Ann Budd and we were all very impressed – Ann was an excellent tutor especially because it was a larger than average group – once she got everyone knitting a small sample to gauge everyone’s individual tension she managed to visit everyone and chat along the way – I think she was a mathematics teacher in a former life and she explained her formula for tailoring a sock to everyone’s individual foot and leg. This workshop will be invaluable to just add more explanation to the techniques outlined in her sock books.Ann also showed off her beautiful knitted skirt made from sock yarn and again she outlined the mathematics involved in tailoring this pattern to your own individual waist and hip measurement.Most of us then went back to Anita at The Wool Inn for an afternoon tea and an chat with Ann Budd including a book signing and, of course, some retail therapy.Our most recent Show and Tell featured some lovely knitted and crocheted rugs – a log cabin rug knitted in variegated Noro yarn, a multi coloured crocheted rug in autumn tones and a slip stitch baby cot cover in Bendigo yarns.Credit must go to one of our newer members Kate – a beginner knitter who tries to tackle every lesson going – points for determination.Janice Ferrett

MaitlandWe have had a busy time with our beanie competition and we are proud to announce that Maitland member, Tilly Rothapfel, won with her beautiful gum nut baby beanie. There were over 200 votes in all, and it was held at Peek into the Past open day at Tocal Homestead Patterson. Congratulations to Tilly. The other big winner from the Rothapfel family was Emma Rothapfel,

granddaughter of Tilly who won the black and white scarf competition at camp, (photo on Guild website and page 9). I also have to mention Tilly’s beautiful coat. It was inspired from Nicky Epstein’s Block by Block book, consisted of 12 squares put together with cables designed by Tilly. This is truly stunning. You can see what a talented family we have in our group, and they have only been members since April.Our knitters had a wonderful day at Rylstone, near Mudgee. It was a very early start for Cynthia Mulholland, our bus driver. Cynthia took a group out to Convent and Chapel Wool Store in July for a fun filled day of shopping, eating, and knitting. It was well worth the trip, as the markets were on also. Many new yarns were available, such as Hedgehog, very soft. So if on holidays or passing through call in.Linda Alexander

MudgeeOur July meeting Clare Hacker braved the snow and ice to run an Illusion Knitting workshop. We learnt a lot from the workshop. Sue made a bag from her squares and Clare created a beanie. Following our August meeting Maureen show us how to crochet a round ‘granny square’, it will be interesting to see at our September meeting if some of the ladies have made an article using this technique.Knitting in the Library is proving to be popular with a good number coming regularly. We promoted Wrap with Love in August and thirty people turned up; we were able to pass on over fifty squares to Jo Williams who is our local lady who sews them together. It was a great effort by everyone who came to the day.Robyn, Clare and Barbara travelled to Penrith to attend the Ann Budd Sock Workshop; it was a long day but interesting and enjoyable.We certainly learnt a lot about how to measure and then construct a sock to fit using any ply yarn.Barbara Gow, Convenor

New EnglandOur group is progressing with rugs, socks and jumpers as we are moving through New England cold winter weather. The area made headline news in early July with snow falls closing some of the roads. The July Show and Tell had a cape in short row shaping, a long sleeveless coat knitted in fine merino wool and spiral socks. Rugs are a high priority with left over baby wool being knitted into baby rugs for use at the Tamworth Women’s Refuge.

The Refuge doesn’t need any more rugs at the present time so we are looking for another worthwhile avenue for community aid. Another rug in mohair was knitted in stripes instead of squares. Squares are being knitted in matching colours of cream, fawn and brown to be put together as a raffle. Thanks to Jeanie for putting it together. Our group has been offered a display site by Craft Alive which is to be held on 18–20

September. It will provide an opportunity to gain new members. The annual Chinese Go for Gold festival held at Nundle over Easter saw our group with a stall at The Nundle Woollen Mill. Our group is always looking for opportunities to promote knitting. Long term member Rhonda Maunder said farewell in June as she moved to Queensland to be near children and grandchildren. Coming events include the AGM in October and the Nundle CWA Art Show on 16th November in which there is a section for Woollen Homeware. September 11–13th saw several of our members attend the Tamworth Handspinners and Weavers annual camp at Lake Keepit where there were some outstanding pieces of knitting. Thanks to Margaret Sippel for her huge effort.Pam Green, Publicity

NewcastleOur group challenge to learn new techniques through small projects has been a wonderful success. Members are on their last project having mastered beanies, gloves, cowls and shawls and now knitting weird and wonderful items that didn’t fit into any particular category like toys. Participants have had a wonderful time knitting things they never had before or thought they could do. The Group also (wo)mans the Knitters’ Guild stand at the Newcastle Stitches and Craft Show held in August and despite falling attendee numbers to the show, our stand was a great success helped by some beautiful knitting. We continue to get new members as a result. I have been very proud to have been Convenor of the Newcastle Group over the last three years, having seen ladies go from strength to strength with their fabulous and inspired knitting projects as well as acknowledging our ever generous charity knitters. They are truly a wonderful group that I am so pleased to call my friends. Krista Thompson, Convenor

Northern As this is the last newsletter for 2015 I would like to thank everyone for their help in 2015.

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During the year our group donated many items to Stewart House as well as proceeds from sales and raffles. Members helped with shows and the Wednesday group was successful. Many poppies were knitted for Anzac Day displayed at the RSL club. We were saddened by the passing of Vida she was one of the foundation members who, with Margo as convenor, started the Northern group and the Guild was born. At our August meeting Elaine showed members how to join pieces together with mattress stitch. The Art of Knitting magazine is very good and gives different patterns and wool to knit squares in each issue for a rug the instructions are easy to follow for anyone learning to knit.Betty Cornish

Queanbeyan In April a day trip was organised to Bundanoon to visit Waratah Fibres to engage in stash enhancement as well as watching some dyeing.Guild members held a successful stall at the Old Bus Depot Market’s Celebration of Wool in May and were visited by Guild President Sally Ogilvie. Members had items on display to inspire passers by and ran a raffle which proved popular. June was Bring & Buy month where members took the opportunity to destash & restash with a handling fee of sales going towards meeting costs.August’s meeting involved a Needle Tasting session in which members shared and tried many different needles.Show & Tell with a No Knit Police sentiment continues to be an enjoyable opportunity for members to share their FO, WIP, techniques learnt or to ask questions.Upcoming events include some members participating in The Great Queanbeyan Stitch Up and the Queanbeyan Show.Stephen Lawton, Communications

SouthernThe Southern Group has had a fairly quiet but enjoyable past three months.

Unfortunately our much anticipated “tour” of the Ravelry site had to be postponed due to a technical glitch.

However, our workshop on After Thought Heel Socks conducted by Tash did go ahead and was so well attended that she had to run 2 sessions.

As the workshop involved, by default, knitting socks, she magically incorporated a lesson on Kitchener stitch as well. For those who may be interested in this

approach to knitting socks, a video tutorial can be found on www.theknitgirls. A donation of yarn has kept our charity knitters, Irene, Beryl and Robyn, well supplied. St George Hospital and the local ambulance service have received more baby clothes and comfort teddies. Our knit and crochet a–longs are progressing well. Marie has enjoyed it so much she completed all the squares in the Barbara Walker book and we look forward to seeing her completed blanket at our next Show and Tell. We are gearing up for the Easter Show and for some of us it will be our first foray into competition. We see it as a marvelous opportunity to present knitting in all its forms to a large audience no matter what our skill level.Louise Zaluzny

Southern HighlandsSue Walker from Rainbow Wools had her pop–up shop at our July meeting, exhibiting her unique hand dyed yarns. The ever patient Anne Sinclair taught us Entrelac knitting. She is such a clever craftswoman who shares her knowledge to our group as well as her home group at Goulburn. We have continued with lace knitting under the guidance of Robyn Sims who has gone to great lengths to enthuse and encourage us with her detailed notes, exquisite samples and explicitly taught techniques. Some members have also been busy knitting unique woollen hats for chronic care patients at the local hospital which have been joyfully received.Eleven wonderfully happy West Ryde members caught the train down to Mittagong to visit us. We had a great couple of hours sharing lunch and ideas and it was so good to know a few more friendly faces on camp. Their group has some really talented and forward thinking knitters.Nancy Karas and I attended the Camp and had a fabulous time. Congratulations to the organisers and workers who made the weekend one of camaraderie, knowledge and shared experience. The Show and Tell night was gobsmacking and world class. The lucky number prizes were amazing – just ask Nancy! I am still suffering shock after seeing that double knitting cougar rug (West Ryde member) and that black cat scarf by a new knitter, as well as Clare’s illusion knitting example. Plea: Can we please have hints on where to learn these in our newsletter please?

Robynn Ross, Convenor

Turramurra CrochetJuly was was a very busy session and Kay Temm, our tutor, had provided excellent information for us to make her very popular neck–warmers. Many have appeared over the following two months.

Our August meeting saw a demonstration by Barbara Davie on snowflakes from Drops Design – which is a site well worth visiting. Ronah brought along her snowflakes and a lovely baby blanket and teddy. Mae wore a stylish jacket she designed and Elizabeth, wearing a smart slouch hat, picked up some charity wool and commenced another the same as hers to give to a charity.

In September, several of us visited the Cleckheaton ‘Wool Tasting’ for the Superfine Merino in the city and could report back how impressed we were. We had more charity rugs to admire and Kay had made some men’s ties and mittens. Lea Lane, who is our Interlocking Crochet expert, led the lesson today with lovely examples of different patterns to inspire. Gillian Stegmann

West RydeWe donated wool in July to send to the New England Group and they were absolutely thrilled and overwhelmed by the amount we had collected (3 large boxes). We received a lovely letter from Annette and Joy thanking us for our generosity. Our group was very proud to have helped.

Jane, one of our members, knitted 20 pairs of fingerless gloves for the Arthritic Association which was wonderful and they were delighted. Lyn also very kindly knitted many pairs.

On 8th August nine ladies from our group organised a train trip to visit the Guild at Mittagong. It was lovely and they made us very welcome. Thank you Southern Highlands most enjoyable.

In August, we decided to show everyone the other crafts that we enjoy working on. This was a fun night and we have some very talented ladies in our group.

The Camp was enjoyed by eleven ladies from our group. Lots of goodies bought from the retailers who came along, workshops attended and a relaxing time knitting outside under the trees.

Our group is growing and again I have contacted the club where we meet to arrange a bigger room. It is really exciting as we have now over 30 members. We all have fun and enjoy the company on our Thursday night.Jean Smith, Convenor

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October CompetitionCocoknits (in the US), have generously donated a $10.00 voucher (which will buy a pattern you can download) for our October competition, see page 9.

Class is in

While exploring short rows for her blog, Alice of Socktopus fame came up with this version of short row shaping and I think it is the very best method I have ever come across. So tidy and easy to work – I am a convert, I think you will be too!

Right SideStep 1On the RS: knit to where you want to turn your short row.

Step 2A Work a KRL or “lifted increase” into the next st on your left needle by lifting the right arm of the stitch directly below the one on your needle

B Place it up on the left needle

C and knit it

D You will have a new st on your right needle, immediately pass that new stitch back to the left needle so it sits next to its “shadow”

Step 3Turn your work and purl back. As you do, you’ll see the twin “shadow” sts sitting next to each other. You can’t miss them.

Shadow Wrap Short Rows

Step 4When you work back to the shadow wrap on the RS and need to close your short row, knit the two shadow sts together.

That’s it, easy, clean and neat.

Wrong SideStep 1On the WS: purl to where you want to turn your short row.

Step 2A Slip the next st from left to right needle

B insert left needle up through the head of that purl st

C and purl it. See how you’ve made two little shadow sts that sit together?

D slide them together back to the left needle.

Step 3A Turn and knit back.

B As you do, you’ll see the twin “shadow” sts sitting right next to each other.

Step 4When you work back to the shadow wrap on the WS and need to close your short row all you do is purl the two shadow sts together.

That’s it. Easy, clean and neat.

Reprinted with kind permission from Julie Weisenberger. See her designs, tools and other tutorials at cocoknits.com.

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Feltfine YarnsWe specialise in hand–painted BLF, merino and silk yarns and are happy to visit Guild meetings. 10% discount to members.1368 Paterson Road, Duns Creek, 23210427 385 510 [email protected]

Glenora Weaving and WoolThe Mail Order Specialists. Weaving yarn for knitters! Extensive range of wool, cotton, linen, silk and alpaca yarns, felting and spinning fibres, weaving yarns and equipment.P.O. Box 9, Gerringong, 2534 (02) 4234 0422www.GlenoraWeaving.com.au

The House of WoolSpecialises in Australian hand–spun, hand–dyed yarns and well known quality yarns. Variety of workshops available. 10% discount to Guild members. Fri – Sun 10.00am – 4.00pm. 40 Govetts Leap Road, Blackheath, 2785 0418 863736 [email protected] New website coming soon.

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Nundle Woollen MillsOne of Australia’s last working woollen mills.Hand–knitting yarns in 8, 12 and 20 ply in more than 40 colours.1 Oakenville Street, Nundle, 2340 1300 686 [email protected] www.nundle.com

Pins and ThingsHuge range of knitting wools, crochet cottons, books, patterns, knitting needles, Clover Soft Touch crochet hooks, embroidery supplies, haberdashery. Mon – Fri 9.00am – 4.30pm, Sat 9.00am – 12.00pm. 54 Main Road, Boolaroo, 2284 Ph/Fax: (02) 4958 6362 [email protected]

Rainbow WoolsHand dyed yarns in wool, linen, cotton, silk. Unusual yarns such as Habu stainless steel, paper yarns, leather, hemp, nettle. Invite Rainbow Wools popup shop to your Guild meeting. Sue Walker, 0401 693409 [email protected] www.rainbowwools.com

Evelyn Reynolds Yarn SuppliesHuge range of plain and novelty yarns. See us at the shows, guild functions or invite us to your event. Visitors welcome at our wool room at Austinmer – one block from the station, but phone first as we may be at a show. 26 Kennedy Road, Austinmer, 2515 (02) 4267 1071 [email protected].

Waratah Fibres and YarnsSpecialising in hand dyed fibre and yarn for textile artists. Workshops in skein painting. Open day 1st Tuesday of the month. Also open by appointment. Discount to Guild members.Helen Rippin, 28 Gullies Road Bundanoon, 2578(02) 4883 6138 [email protected]

The Wool InnHuge range of yarns, books, needles and accessories, needles by Addi, Knitpro and Clover. Show your membership card for 10% discount. Group visits welcome. Shop 14, N & K Centre, 450 High St, Penrith, NSW 2750 Ph: (02) 4732 2201 Fax: (02) 4721 0416 anitab@the–wool–inn.com.au

Convent and Chapel Wool ShopLuxury local and imported yarns, a wide range of knitting accessories and spinning supplies. Lace specialists. Classes available. Open 10 am – 4 pm Friday to Monday or by appointment. Bridge View Inn, 28–30 Louee Street, Rylstone, 2849www.conventandchapelwool.com

Wollombi Wool StoreSurrounded by award–winning vineyards and accommodation, Wollombi is an ideal destination to relax, unwind and knit! Mon – Fri: 9am – 5pm 2855 Wollombi Rd, Wollombi, NSW 2325 (02) 4998 3153 [email protected]

Adagio Alpaca MillsAustralian mill specialising in alpaca yarn, rovings and batts. Commencing production in June 2015. We can process your own alpaca fleece to your specifications. [email protected] www.adagioalpacamills.com.auwww.facebook.com/adagioalpacamills

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